Syrian security forces, undaunted by the presence of Arab League observers, have killed at least 12 protesters as hundreds of thousands demonstrated against the government of President Bashar Al-Assad, opposition activists said.
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The Arab League put Syrian VIPs on a travel ban list on Thursday and European Union foreign ministers readied a raft of economic sanctions against President Bashar Al Assad to press him into stopping a military crackdown on popular protests.

European Union governments are likely to adopt an embargo against imports of Syrian oil by the end of next week to ratchet up pressure on President Bashar Al-Assad, an EU diplomat said on Wednesday.
The bloc's 27 governments agreed last Fr

President Bashar Al Assad will give an interview to Syrian television on Sunday, state media said, as a UN team arrived in Damascus to assess humanitarian needs after five months of turmoil.
Al Assad's interview, only his fourth televised

A Syrian tank and navy assault on the port city of Latakia to crush demonstrations against President Bashar Al-Assad killed at least 21 civilians on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The Observatory said most of the cas

Syrian troops killed at least 38 people in a tank assault on the eastern city of Deir Al-Zor on Sunday, activists said, despite a direct UN appeal to President Bashar Al Assad to stop using military force against civilians.
The assault on